Tutorial 114
Squaring a repeating 6-digit number

  1. Choose a number with repeating 6's .
  2. The square is made up of:
    • One less 4 than there are digits in the number;
    • One 3;
    • The same number of 5's as 4's;
    • A final 6.

   Example:

  1. If the number to be squared is 666:
  2. The square has:

    one less 4 than digits in
       the number                 4 4
    one 3                             3
    same number of 5's as 4's           5 5
    a final 6                               6

  3. So the square of 666 is 443556.

   See the pattern?

  1. If the number to be squared is 66666:
  2. The square has:

    one less 4 than digits in
       the number)                 4 4 4 4
    one 3                                  3
    same number of 5's as 4's                5 5 5 5
    a final 6                                        6

  3. So the square of 66666 is 4444355556.